,:~^=%@@@@ @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@@ @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@## ##@@%=^~:,
,,,,::~^=@ @=^~::,,,,
,:~^=@@@## #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ##@@@=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@## #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ##@@%=^~:,
,,,,,:^=@@ @@=^:,,,,,
,:~^=%@@@@ ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE #@@@%=^~:,
,,,:::^%@@ BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR @@%^:::,,,
,:~^=%%%@@ SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM @@%%%=^~:,
,,,,::~=%@ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK @%=~::,,,,
,,,,::~==@ ANTENNA ARRAYS @==~::,,,,
,:~^=%@@@@ WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@@ DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,,,,~~=@@@ WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE @@@=~~,,,,
,:~^=%@@@@ SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS @@@@%=^~:,
,,,,,,:~=@ PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR @=~:,,,,,,
,:~^=%@@@@ GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=@@@## AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ##@@@=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@@ GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^^^%%@@ @@%%^^^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT #@@@%=^~:,
,,,:^===@@ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE @@===^:,,,
,:~^=%@@@@ CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^==%%%@ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA @%%%==^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%%%@@ AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES @@%%%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@@ AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE #@@@%=^~:,
,:~=%@@@## AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ##@@@%=~:,
,,:::~=%%@ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), @%%=~:::,,
,,,,~=%@@@ DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE @@@%=~,,,,
,,,,:^^%@@ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS @@%^^:,,,,
,,,,:^=@@@ FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS @@@=^:,,,,
,:~^=%@@@# BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@## DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, ##@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,,,,,,:~=@ NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED @=~:,,,,,,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@@ #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^^==%@@ ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### @@%==^^~:,
,:~^=%@@## #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ##@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,,,,:::~=@ SO WHY IS THAT? @=~:::,,,,
,:~^=%@@@@ @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@@ MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN @@@@%=^~:,
,,,,,~^%@@ THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED @@%^~,,,,,
,,,,,:^=%@ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE @%=^:,,,,,
,:~^=%@@@# PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# HAS TO BE A PLANET!) #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@@ @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE #@@@%=^~:,
,,,,,::^%@ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? @%^::,,,,,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%%%@@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO @@%%%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY #@@@%=^~:,
,,,::~~^=@ SHOWS) @=^~~::,,,
,:~^=%@@@@ @@@@%=^~:,
,,,,,,,~=@ #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @=~,,,,,,,
,:~^=%@@@@ ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### @@@@%=^~:,
,,,,~==%@@ #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @@%==~,,,,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@@ I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE @@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS #@@@%=^~:,
,,,,:~^%@@ FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING @@%^~:,,,,
,,,,,:~=%@ @%=~:,,,,,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,,,,,:~^=@ @=^~:,,,,,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,
,:~^=%@@@# #@@@%=^~:,